produjovspropusoWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“produjo” and “propuso” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#3,650
“produjo” frequency rank
#5,145
“propuso” frequency rank
8795
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature produjo propuso
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de producir o de producirse. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de proponer.

Where the eye mixes produjo and propuso

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. produjo and propuso follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

7 ch
produjo
7 ch
propuso

Visual trap between produjo and propuso

A purely visual mix-up. produjo ([pɾoˈð̞uxo]) and propuso ([pɾoˈpuso]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8795, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

produjo is recorded at frequency rank #3,650, classified as averb, pronounced [pɾoˈð̞uxo]. propuso is at rank #5,145, tagged as averb, pronounced [pɾoˈpuso].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 8795, this pair ranks #303,900 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of produjo vs propuso

Shared letters: opru. Private to "produjo": dj. Private to "propuso": s.

"produjo" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV  ·  "propuso" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • produjo ← pordujo · pprodujo · prdoujo · proddujo · prodjuo · produjjo · produoj · proudjo
  • propuso ← porpuso · ppropuso · proppuso · propsuo · propuos · propusso · proupso · prpouso

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "produjo" for "propuso" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([pɾoˈð̞uxo] versus [pɾoˈpuso]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "produjo" vs "propuso" - which ranks higher?
"produjo" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,650 in our Spanish list, against #5,145 for "propuso". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "produjo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "propuso" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #303,900 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "produjo" and "propuso" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pospuso vs propuso". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #303,900 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list